Hello,

Yes, with 62 marks in JEE Advanced 2026 and SC category , you do have a chance of getting an IIT seat.

The official qualifying cutoff for the SC category is 46 marks , and you've scored well above that, which means you should get a rank in the

IIT Jammu, IIT Tirupati, IIT Palakkad)

Hello Dear Student,

With 84.7 percentile in JEE Main, getting Computer Science Engineering (CSE) in top NITs or IIITs is unlikely, especially in the General category. However, you can still explore admission opportunities in government and government-aided colleges through JoSAA, CSAB, and state counselling processes.

Some options you may consider

Hello,

If 8185 is your SC category rank , getting a seat at IIT Dharwad may be difficult, especially in the more popular branches. However, it's still worth participating in JoSAA counselling because cutoffs can vary from year to year, and sometimes seats are available in later rounds.

If you're

Hello,

If you get a seat through the IIT preparatory course , I would generally suggest taking it rather than dropping a year.

A drop year always comes with uncertainty. Even if you prepare well, there's no guarantee that your rank will improve enough next year. On the other hand,

Hello Madhuri,

Yes, with an SC category rank of 6022 , you have a chance of getting a seat through JoSAA counselling .

You may get admission in some NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs , especially in branches like Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, and some newer IIIT branches.

Getting an IIT

Hello,

Agar ST category rank 1690 hai, toh aapko kuch IITs mein branches jaise Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Metallurgy, Mining mil sakti hain.

Newer IITs jaise IIT Dharwad, IIT Jammu, IIT Palakkad, IIT Tirupati, IIT Bhilai, aur IIT Goa mein chances rahenge.

CSE, AI, ya MnC milna is rank par difficult

Hello,

With a JEE Advanced rank of 11,211 , getting admission to the older IITs in highly sought-after branches like CSE, ECE, or Electrical is unlikely. However, you may have chances in some newer IITs and in less competitive branches.

Possible options may include:

• Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai

• Indian

Hello Dear Student,
For the PwD category, the qualifying cutoff marks for JEE Advanced 2026 are 46 marks out of 360 in aggregate, with a minimum of 3 marks out of 120 in each subject.

You can check, find and access more information here: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-advanced-2026-cutoff-category-wise-qualifying-marks-rank-analysis
Hope it helps!